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Awesome Gbdev

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LIJI32/GBVideoPlayer2

A new version of GBVideoPlayer with higher resolution, 3-bit stereo PCM audio and video compression

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C
Updated
2019-11-02
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1 list mention
First commit
2018-12-22
License
MIT
Issues
7 open
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16
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6 commits
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insidegadgets/GBxCart-RW

A device for reading game ROMs, backing up & restoring saves and flashing re-writable flash carts for GB, GBC and GBA carts from your PC via USB. Jump on our Discord server (http://discord.gg/X2wS8eh). License CC-BY-NC-SA

Stack
C
Updated
2022-12-29
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2017-04-07
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
4 open
Forks
29
Commits
134 commits
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trun/fpgaboy

Implementation Nintendo's GameBoy console on an FPGA

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2016-09-10
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1 list mention
First commit
2010-07-16
License
MIT
Issues
3 open
Forks
11
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55 commits
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devdri/awake

Gameboy decompiler

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2014-01-30
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1 list mention
First commit
2012-06-10
License
GPL-3.0
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2 open
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19
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56 commits
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bbbbbr/gimp-tilemap-gb

Tilemap GB - Console App - AND - GIMP plugin for importing & exporting Game Boy game tilemaps and tilesets (as bitmap images or .GBM/.GBR files. Related tools: GBTD, GBMB, GBDK, Zal0-ZGB)

Updated
2024-04-16
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1 list mention
First commit
2019-03-10
License
GPL-3.0
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1 open
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5
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194 commits
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lancekindle/DMGreport

DMG and CGB (Color Game Boy) tutorials for coding assembly games with RGBDS

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2024-09-01
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-10-31
License
Unknown
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1 open
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11
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30 commits
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bbbbbr/romusage

A small command line tool for estimating usage of Game Boy (and other supported GBDK platforms) ROMs from map files, .noi files, binary ROMs and more

Updated
2025-11-01
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2020-10-07
License
Unlicense
Issues
2 open
Forks
9
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215 commits
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bwhitman/pushpin

MIDI synthesizer for the Game Boy Color

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C
Updated
2021-07-12
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1 list mention
First commit
2012-12-19
License
GPL-2.0
Issues
1 open
Forks
20
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13 commits
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LIJI32/SameSuite

A suite of Game Boy tests, used for hardware research and emulator testing

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2025-10-11
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1 list mention
First commit
2018-09-08
License
NOASSERTION
Issues
2 open
Forks
24
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45 commits
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danShumway/Piglet

A LUA driven AI that plays classic gameboy color games using experimentation.

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Lua
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2014-12-08
Lists
1 list mention
First commit
2014-02-22
License
AGPL-3.0
Issues
3 open
Forks
6
Commits
79 commits
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gb-archive/salvage

Salvaged websites, articles, contributions, text and docs

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2025-04-22
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1 list mention
First commit
2017-12-11
License
Unknown
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2 open
Forks
4
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29 commits
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